Japan justice minister under fire for gaffe over death penalty

Japan justice minister under fire for gaffe over death penalty

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi apologizes at a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2022, for his recent remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing death-row inmate executions.

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